Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-16
State News.
PEsoBsCor.

There lie considerable talk by railroad men
concerning the proposed extention of the
Dexter and Newport branch of the Maine
Central, TO connect with the Bangor and
Piscataquis road at SangerviIle. Mr.. Mitch
ell, the prime mover of the enterprise says
all the Dexter people will be expected to do.
will be to give the right of way through the
town. But, says the correspondent of the
Commercial who evidently is not in favor of
the extention by either of the routes proposed,
the land damages will be very heavy. as the
road will be taken through the heart of the
village. spelling part of the principal street,
and greatly endangering property all along
the route. 1t is not clear how the town can
assume the damages, which will amount to
many thousands of dollars, much more than
the town would vote to raise in one year, as
II has already been shown that it can run in
debt for nothing, as its outstanding bonds are
largely IN access of the five per cent of valua.
ton that the law allows. Those of the citi-
zens of Dexter who favor the extention argue
that as the town already has Sl25, 900 in the
road, with no security therefor but the road
bed, it is for their interest to have the same
become part of a through line, before such
connection is made in some other way. The
road from Dexter to Newport was made at
cost to those who paid for it $500 200, but
such line would now cost very much les
than that sum. and there are those in Dexter
who firmly believe and do not hesitate to say
that the actual cost of the road hen built
was not more than $3.50, 900. The old road wt
leased to the Maine Central as soon as it was
finished for SIS, 200 per wear. or six per cent
of its cost, by which company it was equipped
with its rolling stock. 1t has been a paving
road from the start; but the lease has only
about i years more to run, and what some
of the Dextr people are afraid of is that at
the expiration of the lease the road will be
left on their hands. veritable elept ant. 1t
of course remains to be seen what will be
done about the matter; but this may be set
down as certain, that all aid which the scheme
receives must in the nature of things come
from individuals. The town, as a corpora
ton, can't do anything if it would, and in all
probability, would not if it could.
YORK.
few weeks ago son of Horatio Hight
of DAYTON, caught young fox which was
confined by cham in the yard. Yesterday
morning the fox broke his chain and fed to
the woods. His owner had every reason to
believe that he would never see the fox
again, but upon going into the yard this
morning he was surprised to find the animal
be placed about his neck
Myron w Maynard who stole team be
longing to W Briggs of. Portland was ar
rested in Biddeford on Saturday and bound
over in the sum of $500 to the Supreme
Court.-Kate Mahoney, who made two IN
successful attempts to hang herself in the
Blddeford police station Friday, made it ex
citing for Officer Romeo who took her to
Alfred in the afternoon. Near Chicks HILL
while the horse was Jogging along at mod
crate rate, K4ke made sudden bound over
the wheel and took to the woods. The off
Ger gave chase but she reached the woods
first aud managed to conceal herself so that
he passed by her. After two hours search
he found the prisoner and was obliged to
drag her nearly half mile to the road The
remainder of the journey was made without
any further excitement, and Kate is now in
her familiar quarters at Alfred.